Great Lakes Metal Stamping

What Great Lakes Metal Stamping does

Great Lakes Metal Stamping, Inc. is a full-service, contract metal stamping manufacturer founded in 1995 by Keith Hettig in St. Joseph, Michigan, and now operating from a 65,000-square-foot modern facility at 4607 Rambo Road, Bridgman, Michigan. The company runs 12 automated press lines with capacities up to 660 tons plus one 220-ton manual load press line (SEYI and Stamtec equipment with Wintriss SmartPAC controls), supporting bed sizes up to 144 inches x 60 inches and material thicknesses from 0.010 to 0.250 inches, with maximum coil width of 52 inches. Its core competency is metal stamping, supplemented by in-house welding and assembly capabilities (robotic MIG, spot, projection, bushing insertion, clip attachment, tape/foam assembly) and value-added in-die and outsourced secondary processes (nut/stud insertion, tapping, coating, deburring, heat treating, machining, powder coating, zinc plating). The company is certified to IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 by Smithers Quality Assessment.

The business sells B2B contract manufacturing services — hardware/parts revenue from stampings plus service revenue from welding/assembly and value-added work — through direct sales engagement led by Owner/President Keith Hettig and Sales Engineer Adam Bhatti. Customers span five verticals within a 500-mile radius of Southwest Michigan: automotive (primary, including Tier-1 programs for door beam safety brackets, bumper brackets, engine cradle supports, horn brackets, seating mechanisms, and interior/exterior stampings), appliance, all-terrain vehicle, commercial, and consumer products. Services range from small-volume prototype through mass production, allowing the company to support customers across the full product life cycle. The most prominently documented customer relationship is with Keiper LLC, a global automotive seating supplier; Great Lakes was the only North American supplier to receive Keiper's Prestigious Global Award and achieved 0 PPM quality performance on 1.9 million parts delivered in 2009.

In 2022, the company announced it had become part of the MS Metal Solutions family, positioning Great Lakes within a broader metal fabrication and manufacturing platform aimed at servicing a wider set of customer fabrication and manufacturing needs. The company currently operates with 50+ team members, is a member of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), and is privately held with no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or external investors. The current employment page indicates no open positions, suggesting hiring is currently paused.

Name

Great Lakes Metal Stamping

Legal name

Great Lakes Metal Stamping, Inc.

Website

https://glakesmetalstamping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Great Lakes Metal Stamping is a contract metal stamping manufacturer in Bridgman, Michigan, providing stamping, welding, assembly, and value-added services to automotive, appliance, ATV, commercial, and consumer products manufacturers within a 500-mile Midwest radius via 12 automated press lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Stamping Manufacturing: Core revenue from metal stamping services providing stampings to diverse industries. Services include production from small volume prototype fabrication to mass production supporting full product life cycle.
2. Welding and Assembly Services: Provides welding and assembly services including robotic MIG welding, spot welding, projection welding, and assembly operations.
3. Value-Added Services: In-die value-added processes (nut/stud insertion, tapping) and outsourced processes (coating, deburring, heat treating, machining, powder coating, zinc plating).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Great Lakes Metal Stamping is a full-service metal stamping manufacturer operating 12 automated press lines (up to 660 tons) plus one 220-ton manual load press line. The company provides metal stampings, weldments, assemblies, and value-added services (nut/stud insertion, tapping, coating, heat treating, machining, plating) from prototype fabrication to mass production for manufacturers in automotive, appliance, ATV, commercial, and consumer products industries within a 500-mile radius of Southwest Michigan.

Product overview

Great Lakes Metal Stamping is a full-service metal stamping facility offering a portfolio of manufacturing services centered on metal stamping as the core competency, supplemented by welding and assembly services, and value-added processes. The company operates 12 automated press lines with capacities up to 660 tons, complemented by value-added in-die and outsourced secondary processes (coating, heat treating, machining, plating) and welding/assembly operations including robotic MIG welding and spot welding. Services range from small volume prototype fabrication to mass production across industries including automotive, appliance, ATV, commercial, and consumer products within a 500-mile radius of Southwest Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Stamping Core metal stamping manufacturing service using 12 automated press lines with capacities up to 660 tons and one 220-ton manual load press line. Equipped with SEYI and Stamtec presses with Wintriss SmartPAC controls, handling material thicknesses from 0.010 to 0.250 inches and bed sizes up to 144 inches x 60 inches. Serves manufacturers needing production from prototype to mass production.
• Value-Added Services Secondary processing and in-die value-added operations including nut/stud insertion, tapping, coating, deburring, heat treating, machining, powder coating, and zinc plating. Adds functionality to stamped parts and reduces handling through in-die processes.
• Welding and Assembly Comprehensive welding and assembly services including bushing insertion, clip attachment, projection welding, robotic MIG welding, spot welding, and tape/foam assembly for finished and sub-assembled metal components.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0 PPM quality performance on 1.9 million parts delivered in 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MS Metal SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat Lakes Metal Stamping announced they are part of the MS Metal Solutions family. This transition is intended to help service all metal fabrication and manufacturing needs of customers.
• Precision Metalforming AssociationminorOthersGreat Lakes Metal Stamping is a member of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), an industry trade association for metalforming companies.
• Smithers Quality AssessmentminorOthersIndependent certification body that certified Great Lakes Metal Stamping in compliance with IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Magna International: Global automotive supplier with extensive metal stamping operations (including former Tower International assets). Directly overlaps with Great Lakes' automotive stamping services but serves global OEM platforms far beyond the Midwest regional radius.
• Shiloh Industries: Automotive-focused metal stamping and engineered components supplier. Competes in the same automotive stamping category with similar end-products (body panels, structural stampings, EV-related components) but at meaningfully larger scale.
• American Axle & Manufacturing: Large publicly-traded automotive metal forming and stamping supplier with global footprint. Comparably serves automotive OEMs with metal-formed components, but at materially greater scale, geographic reach, and capital base than Great Lakes.

Others

• MS Metal Solutions: Parent strategic operating company that Great Lakes joined in 2022. Provides broader metal fabrication services alongside Great Lakes' stamping offering, enabling cross-sell and integration of capabilities between the two entities.

Direct peers

• Kenmode Tool & Engineering: Midwest-based metal stamping and die build provider serving automotive and industrial customers. Closely comparable in scale, capability set (stamping, dies, assembly), and customer profile to Great Lakes, including Tier 1/2 automotive supply.
• Eckhart: Mid-tier North American metal stamping and assembly provider serving automotive, industrial, and consumer end-markets. Comparable mid-market scale, multi-vertical customer base, and full-service stamping + assembly model.
• Anchor Danly: North American metal stamping and die manufacturer with operations serving automotive and industrial markets. Comparable in providing integrated stamping plus die/tooling services with similar press capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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